The long, great vacation

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Television series
German title The long, great vacation
Original title Les Grandes Grandes Vacances
Country of production France
original language French
Year (s) 2013-2015
Episodes 10 in 1 season
genre cartoon
First broadcast April 20, 2015 on France 5
German-language
first broadcast		 May 10, 2015 on KIKA

The Long Big Vacation (Original Title: Les Grandes Grandes Vacances) is a French animated series that was produced between 2013 and 2015 . The series based on historical evidence was created on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War .

action

In the summer of 1939 , eleven-year-old Ernest and six-year-old Colette spent a weekend with their grandparents in Normandy . As they are used to city life, they first have to get used to life in the country. But at that time France enters World War II and everything changes with it. So that the children are largely protected from the dangers of war, they should not return to Paris . In addition, the mother got sick. This calls for a lot of compromises and adjustments from both of them. However, they also make new friends and learn a lot of new things. Because they are more often left to their own devices, they have several freedoms, but they also have to learn to grow up earlier. From their point of view, events such as the occupation of the village by German soldiers, the rationing of food, the tearing apart of families and the persecution of the Jews are reported. In doing so, they develop more and more courage and a sense of justice and later also help the allies with their landing.

Production and publication

The series was produced in France between 2013 and 2015 by Les Armateurs, Blue Spirit Animation, France Télévisions, Canal Family and EDCA. This resulted in 10 episodes. The series was directed by Paul Leluc and the design comes from the comic artist Émile Bravo . The concept was worked out by Delphine Maury ("Polo", "Maya the Bee") and Olivier Vinuesa, who also wrote the scripts.

The series was first broadcast on France 3 on April 20, 2015 . There, the series of ten short portraits of real students from the war time was accompanied and made by children from the La Poudrière school. The German premiere took place on May 10, 2015 on KiKA . Further broadcasts also took place on TV5 moons . The series was also released on DVD and the video-on-demand service Netflix .

Episode list

episode German title German premiere Original title Original broadcast
1 In the countryside 05/10/2015 Les grandes grandes vacances 04/20/2015
2 The Robinsons 05/10/2015 La Drôle de guerre 04/20/2015
3 On the run 05/17/2015 L'Exode 04/21/2015
4th Time of exams 05/17/2015 Le Secret 04/22/2015
5 A package for dad 05/24/2015 Lettre à mon père 04/23/2015
6th Fallen from the sky 05/24/2015 Tombé du ciel 04/24/2015
7th The bad luck star 05/31/2015 À ton étoile 04/27/2015
8th The little partisans 06/07/2015 Les Petits Partisans 04/28/2015
9 The beginning of the end 06/14/2015 Le Sanglots longs 04/29/2015
10 The wind of freedom 06/21/2015 Le vent de la liberté 04/30/2015

reception

TV Wishlist describes the series as an emotional family entertainment and roller coaster ride with pictures and animations that are worth seeing, which appeals not only to children but also to adults and thus goes against the cliché that animation is only for children. The experiences of the Second World War are told from the perspective of children and children are already shown didactically what the consequences of the Second World War are, without being instructive.

Awards

In 2016 the series won the Emil Children's Television Award in the animated drama series.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c holiday series: "The long, big holidays". Retrieved February 15, 2018 .
  2. ↑ EMIL 2016 - Children's TV awards given. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .